Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

920 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 755 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30K.

At the current install trend, crossing 40K+ in roughly 96 days.

1. ★★★★★ Florian

   4mo ago

   I’m using this plugin on several sites and this is a gamechanger!

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2. ★★★★★ titus51

   4mo ago

   I connected ChatGPT directly to my self-hosted WordPress site and was able to read, create and edit posts, manage Yoast SEO fields, browse the media library, update image metadata, assign featured images, and much more. The developer was also very responsive and helped me quickly resolve an OAuth issue during the setup process. This plugin has enormous potential for anyone who wants to build AI-powered editorial workflows with WordPress. Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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3. ★★★★★ repetemos55

   4mo ago

   I’ve been using Easy MCP AI for a few weeks now and I’m truly impressed. The setup was straightforward and the integration with Claude and ChatGPT works flawlessly. It has significantly improved my workflow by allowing AI connections directly from WordPress. The plugin is lightweight, well-coded, and doesn’t slow down the site at all. The developer has clearly put a lot of thought into the user experience. Highly recommended for anyone looking to bring AI power into their WordPress environment!

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4. ★★★★★ matsco

   5mo ago

   Sono davvero soddisfatto; questo plugin è semplice da configurare, leggero ed estremamente efficente. Bravo lo sviluppatore!!!

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5. ★★★★★ Muhammad Taimoor Shan

   5mo ago

   If you are a wordpress developer and struggle with writing SEO optimized content and then frustrating hours of data entry, this thing is for you. Connect any Ai model with your website and supercharge it.I am using DeepSeek API in claude code and connected to my local website for testing and it’s like a magic.

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6. ★★★★★ johnlmoore1966

   7mo ago

   Running this on a WordPress.com-hosted news site as the MCP backend for Claude. Setup was straightforward and the core toolset covers the essentials well: post creation and editing, media lookup, meta field updates, category assignment. Yoast SEO fields and custom schema fields both read and write correctly once registered via register_rest_field – that was the critical test for our workflow. Two feature requests worth considering for future versions: Image upload via URL sideload. The current base64 upload method is impractical for full-size images – encoding a modest WebP runs to thousands of characters and frequently times out. A URL-based sideload endpoint (pass a public image URL, WordPress fetches it directly) would solve this cleanly. WordPress has the native capability; it just needs exposing via the plugin. WPCode snippet access. Attempted to expose WPCode snippets via the REST API using register_post_type_args and direct $wp_post_types manipulation – WPCode Lite blocks both approaches. A dedicated tool for reading and writing WPCode snippets would be genuinely useful for AI-assisted site management. We worked around it with a custom pbn/v1 REST route but native support would be cleaner. wp_delete_post is listed in tool descriptions but doesn’t appear to exist – wp_update_post references it for trash operations but there’s no corresponding tool. Worth adding or correcting the reference. Overall a reliable foundation. The direct URL connection model is better than intermediary connector plugins.

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7. ★★★★★ idhamsy

   7mo ago

   The plugins is better than other plugin/MCP for wordpress. It give you complete control on the MCP and easy to setup and use. I hope you integrate woocommerce later.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.7.10 New: Choose the minimum user role allowed to connect an AI assistant through one-click sign-in. New: Choose the minimum user role allowed to use the External Data tools. New: One-click “Connect” buttons for Claude, Curso 1.7.10
2. — Version 1.7.9 Fixed: A few WordPress plugin abilities with unusual settings could stop your AI assistant from connecting at all — this is now handled automatically so the connection stays reliable. 1.7.9
3. — Version 1.7.8 Note: After updating, reconnect (or refresh) your AI connector so it picks up the improved tools. New: The Abilities page adds a Browse Plugins with Abilities button to help you find plugins that expose their own WordPre 1.7.8
4. — Version 1.7.7 New: SEOPress — read and update SEO titles, meta descriptions, robots, social cards, and target keywords on your posts. New: Slim SEO — read and update SEO titles, descriptions, canonical URL, no-index, and social images 1.7.7
5. — Version 1.7.6 Fixed: WooCommerce product variations created or bulk-created by AI now honour the “Force draft on create” safety setting, just like products and posts. Fixed: restored compatibility with the stated minimum WordPress 6.0 1.7.6
6. — Version 1.7.5 Fixed: creating or updating posts and pages with large content (e.g. shortcodes or complex blocks) no longer times out — the change saves and returns instantly instead of stalling. Fixed: changing your site timezone now 1.7.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-27 20K+ → 30K+ up after 12 days in tier
2. 2026-10-15 10K+ → 20K+ up after 36 days in tier
3. 2026-09-09 9K+ → 10K+ up after 8 days in tier
4. 2026-09-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 9 days in tier
5. 2026-08-23 7K+ → 8K+ up after 10 days in tier
6. 2026-08-13 6K+ → 7K+ up after 10 days in tier
7. 2026-08-03 5K+ → 6K+ up after 11 days in tier
8. 2026-07-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 9 days in tier

Competes with

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Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents: 30K+ active installs, 4.9★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-mcp-ai